Why China Isn't The Threat You Thought It Was | JHS Ep. 736

[@donaldcarey114]

Here's a history lesson: Germany and England were the biggest trading partners there were in Europe, they went to war.

[@katarishigusimokirochepona6611]

You’re right. And they lost all their global dominance doing so: both became vassals of a third party. Germany wasn’t even one country for half a century.

[@MaroonedInDub]

They were competitors

[@donaldcarey114]

@@MaroonedInDub My point was that the video postulated that as China and the U.S. are huge trading partners they won't go to war and that history does not back that up. I suggest you take/repeat Reading Comprehension 101.

[@MaroonedInDub]

@@donaldcarey114 I didn't mean to make you cry

[@donaldcarey114]

@@MaroonedInDub Dream on.

[@SheWhoRemembers]

The epidemic was fudged with false-positive tests, and exaggerated fatality rates.

[@jameslawrence3666]

especially the latter - always said from the get go the IFR was closer to 0.1% than 1%.... and I would not be at all surprised if another zero was needed for all but the very elderly. Lockdowns on the other hand kill across the age range and don't get me started on closing schools! We didn't stand a chance :(

[@visnuexe]

Yet is many instances, condidering countries vastly understated those numbers to save face.

[@herealittlewhile7448]

Yes was full of dishonesty

[@bencopeland3560]

Bremmer is such a lightweight packaged up as an intellectual. So tell me now Ian (4 months on from this episode), how serious are we required to take China’s pride in how they handled the pandemic?

[@ziprun2005]

He is the mouthpiece for gov't takes. He's never had a original take in his life.

[@bencopeland3560]

@@ziprun2005 Agreed. Describes him perfectly.

[@pcsing2006]

@ Ben Copeland: SPOT ON! Blame everything on Putin! As a supposedly 'geopolitical analyst' he is substandard and unrated. He consistently got his facts and forecasts wrong!

[@janicewolk6492]

Then don't listen.

[@pcsing2006]

@@janicewolk6492 Well, I enjoy calling out morons, idiots, simpletons and racists. If I don't listen, how can I tell they fall into the categories I listed? Make sense Janice?

[@gawkersdeathrattle1759]

"They're immensely proud that they didn't have a million people die"... well, that observation didn't age well.

[@zacksmith5963]

And u have proof of that ?

[@free_at_last8141]

Ian's take on the handling of the pandemic and firearms is very off the mark.

[@herealittlewhile7448]

Way off this is what's wrong just have an outlet and you think you're intelligent

[@objectivethinker3225]

Ian is an example of why you have to be skeptical reading about history. Historians have a perspective (bias) and it's almost impossible to get an accurate and full account of what really happened.

[@louiscsanko3673]

History is Written by The Conquerors!!! With some exceptions.

[@jameslawrence3666]

not really.... any half decent academic does not suffer these problems. What I do know is that conspiracy theories and popular voices (like Brand) should be treated beyond skepticism.

[@herealittlewhile7448]

Yeah he's a little full of it

[@charlesreid9337]

Generally historians consider themselves story tellers. History is complex. It is much easier to pitch columbus as a noble explorer than a mobstrous pedophile, mass murderer and slaver. One story will be revered...the other avoiddd

[@edgeg400]

"China is not a threat." Famous last words...

[@ragemachine420]

One could also say “China IS a threat” could also be famous last words

[@tman040496tb]

I feel like this guy gives to much credit to China. I think the china is playing the long game narritive is rediculous, and he said he's in favor of the belt and road. It's become pretty clear that the Chinese loans in that initiative are extremely preditory.

[@jliang70]

You need to do more research on the Chinese loan, they are less preditory than the loan provided by the west. Chinese commercial lenders lend money at much lower interest rate than the western institutions.

[@avencolonial]

​@@jliang70 Can you give anything else other than "they make them pay less per {insert time period}"? Lower interest rates are an enticement to smaller economies. They *want* you to look at how much less you have to pay & say "hmmm...this is better..."

[@jliang70]

@@avencolonial A lot more, flexible repayment and less than 2.7% interest compares to 5.0-8% charged by the wonderful companies from the US to make almost 110% profit from poor countries like Zambia, further more US and its group of western lenders own almost 50% of the total debt of Sri Lanka that is almost 5 times of major state lenders like China and japan.

[@vincentpapa783]

Also, who says China will let everyone use the railroads they are building in Africa? The Chinese have not at all been generous to the rest of the world.

[@jliang70]

@@vincentpapa783 who says they dont.

[@fernandoamy8278]

Let's be clear. Nations don't always do what's in their own best interests. History is full of examples. Ideology, religion, hatred, fear, stubbornness, and sometimes sheer spite can lead them to act stupidly.

[@charlesreid9337]

Nations do what is in the interests of their Elites...

[@fernandoamy8278]

@charlesreid9337 If that were true, the Nazis would still be in power in Germany. The elites make policy for the nation, but they don't always act rationally.

[@amando350]

It is not what China say or you say nor what you think but it’s China’s action and intentions!!!

[@ExtraordinaryLiving]

Right! One canNot trust China because they *always* go back on their words ... they are *proven LIARS, time and time again!!!*

[@masonm600]

So much for that cold winter. Would like to hear his analysis of just how lucky we got.

[@lombardo141]

20:50 I hope they bring him back and go over how China lied about it’s covid deaths.

[@MarkLandrebe-ef5yd]

Agee, don't see how China could not have had at 3M deaths from Covid.

[@zacksmith5963]

And u have proof of that ?

[@lombardo141]

@@zacksmith5963 Are you serious? You did not see all those cremations on the news?

[@zacksmith5963]

@@lombardo141 oh wow really I saw news that Russia is being stormed. It wasn't Is china no 1 in covid or usa ? Sure proud of your claim. Anyone can make video

[@lombardo141]

@@zacksmith5963 wtf are you talking about ? The Chinese government just released figures that its population is down 800,000. This from a government that admits to embellishing their numbers. Look at the state of the economy since Covid foreign businesses have left and no one can find jobs. This is coming from people in China not BBC. I don’t care how big one’s budget is but you can’t fake all that with “videos”

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

Right, the PRC response to the Pelosi visit was a gift to the hard-liners, but at the expense of looking really foolish to most everyone else.

[@markb8468]

It reminded me of a 3 yrs old throwing a temper tantrum. Or a pretend tough guy running his mouth but knowing that if he tried something he would get his ass kicked.

[@dancahill9585]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 The CCP under Xi Jinping is no place for alternative voices. If you aren't a Yes Man to Xi, you aren't in a position to be an advisor. It appears to be the nature with most authoritarians.

[@dancahill9585]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 Yep. I've heard from a few sources that the corruption in the PLA makes the Russian military look positively professional. One of Mao Zedong's family line is a General, and he appears to be legitimately mentally retarded.

[@ExtraordinaryLiving]

Yes, right! Operation Fish Kill! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Waverlyduli]

Yes. Pelosi's visit looked really strong for Democracy: The public message was that even an elderly but strong and dignified woman could stand up to the CCP criminal cabal who could only manage clownish local fish kill. Despite the usual pro-CCP bias and media censorship in countries like Australia, balanced reporting on Pelosi's visit in other countries actually brought about a turning point in many people's attitude toward the intemperate but ineffective CCP autocracy on the one hand and a willingness among other governments to more openly and honestly display solidarity with Taiwan's Democracy👍 🇹🇼

[@ivohanza8926]

Great conversation!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!

[@artn2950]

Superb podcast! Well done.

[@gutsikkyamo8426]

This guy got wrong on China or he is just another pink army of China

[@djblame8954]

He is a shill!

[@tonycaine5930]

My racist Indian friends. India and Indians are jealous of China. Be careful Indians, U.S. is playing you to fight China.

[@evelynn_teoh]

...long record of being shill since the early days of panda diplomacy.

[@MarkGast]

In any document that isn't a physics paper replace "quantum" with "bull shit". Quantum is a word that has lost most its meaning in the common vernacular. You might as well replace it with Magic. It's _NOT_ spooky super-science, it is just regular science at the smallest scales.

[@blafonovision4342]

Wow. This show did not age well.

[@kevinh3979]

This guy sounds like he knows what he is talking about but I think he missed the mark on the COVID, the EU and a few others.

[@zacksmith5963]

China 0 wars Usa constant wars

[@visnuexe]

Awesome show! There has to be an answer to today's mega crisis. It lends hope when the threats looming are species threats. I just hope we can avert the catastophes we create. Thank you to both of you.

[@greghuntington9277]

This didn't age too well

[@momwithaplan1287]

Lol. I was gonna say the same thing. 😂

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

How so?

[@bordedup546]

@@nesseihtgnay9419 Sounds like this was recorded before the anti-lockdown protests in China

[@Henry-teach-Chinese-in-jokes]

I teach Chinese language in a creative and funny way. Learning a completely different language is funnier and more thought-provoking. Learning Chinese can contribute to finding a good job. (China is the largest trading partner of more than120 countries.) Chinese characters still retain their pictographic origins. Knowing what the characters look like originally can help understand the meanings and remember them vividly. I’ve spent about 100,000 hours studying English humor and Western culture, and many years studying Chinese culture and jokes. My native language is Chinese.

[@katarishigusimokirochepona6611]

10萬時間？你多大？

[@Henry-teach-Chinese-in-jokes]

@@katarishigusimokirochepona6611 55

[@advchtube8208]

​@@katarishigusimokirochepona6611I supposed if the person studied 8 hours per day every single day for 35 years that would make up for 100,000 hours.

[@ziprun2005]

Why waste time talking to this guy? Zeihan covers these topics with a significantly greater degree of competence.

[@aaronriley4881]

I agree but you have to have different views, I appreciate his perspective on the propaganda war China is doing. That part they are winning unfortunately

[@caedom21]

This guy is smart but i disagree with his Taiwan assertion. Remember everyone said Russia would never invade. China has a ticking clock and this may be the only way to stave off an internal rebellion.

[@awatsycamorefarmnearsiouxf7526]

The Lord gave us a warmer winter thank God

[@louiscsanko3673]

Great Content Jordan.💯

[@robertschweppenhauser9891]

Why can't the world leader just go with a peaceful agreement and stop all the childish bullshit of strength and wars.

[@macc240038]

We're not concerned about gun violence because" they" are not effected by it. Gun violence in the big cities is an effect of the policies of the governments that rule them . Who rules the big cities who have the worst gun violence in America ? You might mention that the figures of covid draths in China were clearly not accurate. When he claims that the U.S. had more deaths you should mention the long lines of cars with their dead relatives lining the streets in the major cities of China where they waited for days to have their family member cremated. Dont just go along when your interviewing. There are valid questions you need to ask.

[@Olddog1776]

Lost me at COVID jumped from animals to humans..

[@zacksmith5963]

Oh u are a virologist ? Prove it

[@awatsycamorefarmnearsiouxf7526]

The Space aliens that we have been dealing with haven’t attacked either of us yet. 💫

[@henryrambeau2460]

No, Siri is not making computers are buying them from China. Ha ha ha

[@Kenneth_James]

Everyone always is divided all throughout our history. They don't write about the divisions in history books. We handle it when the stakes rise.

[@urbandecay3436]

China is as much of the threat as Ava was to Caleb in Ex Machina.

[@zacksmith5963]

I can show u the real that List of Countries the US has Bombed Since the End c WWII (may be incomplete) Korea and China 1950-53 (Korean War) Guatemala 1954, 1960 Indonesia 1958 Cuba 1959-61 Vietnam 1961-73 Laos 1964-73 Belgian Congo 1964 Dominican Republic 1965--66 Peru 1965 Guatemala 1967-1969 Cambodia 1969-1970 Nicaragua 198OS El Salvador 1980s Lebanon 1982-84 Grenada 1983 Lebanon 1983, J 1984 (Lebanese, Syrian targets) Iran 1987 Panama 1989 Iraq 1991 (First Gulf War); 1991- 2003 (US/UK "NO Fly Zone") Kuwait 1991 Somalia 1992--94; 2007 Bosnia 1994-1995 Iran 1997 Sudan 1998 Afghanistan 1998 Yugoslavia 1999 Afghanistan 2001--ongoing Iraq 2003 (Second War--more recently predator drones) Yemen 2002, 2009 Libya 1986, 2011

[@jackchen5290]

Substitute aliens for Novel Coronavirus

[@pdd60absorbed12]

Seems like the only thing more valuable than currency is to own everything money can buy.

[@davidcunico1673]

Just think what we could accomplish together if we did so?? Wouldn't it be so wonderful?? If we could put our differences aside and worked together?

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

That is definitely not on the CCP's agenda. Perhaps the CCP could look at the shining example set by Taiwan and ask "Why hasn't that happened in the PRC ?"

[@happyhappynuts]

That friendly approach of sharing tech, investing and opening markets was tried for 50 years but CCP used this time to become more mercantile and to strengthen their military, finally attacking India, Vietnam and Philippines, threatening Taiwan.

[@jdmo741]

Which side do you think is more likely to work towards that? Democracies/semi-democracies or autocracies?

[@ExtraordinaryLiving]

Americans did try ... for several decades through several administrations ... we helped the CCP build up its country. Now the dog is coming to bite the hand that feeds it--it is China that wants to take over the dominance of U.S. using passive-aggressive and underhanded "soft power" tactics!

[@scottsmith7051]

The ccp is one man, who is dedicated to take china back to the mao era. He is leader for life and has shown a proclivity for changing policy 180 degrees overnight. You can't negotiate or make any faithful agreements with a completely unaccountable person.

[@lamem6514]

Disclaimer :This video was sponsored by CCP

[@yana99992002]

They are not so positive though… Maybe Chinese decedents sponsored it 😂

[@zacksmith5963]

Disclaimer : this comment above is sponsored by cia.

[@alfaeco15]

Cyber attack? Just cut them out of the Internet.

[@charlesthompson10]

Who said so? China? 😂😂

[@henryrambeau2460]

You mean sort of like when Jones came into the picture and what they’re doing about the drums

[@pauldorfman701]

Well what this guy doesn’t take into account is cyber security is increasing faster than cyber threats.

[@donprincoify]

Are you serious?

[@riversedgegoatdairy297]

I bet. Throw those cyber threats in jail..... Wait..... What about those who were visiting with Epstein..... New York, virgin islands visits...... And proaecute those on his client list...... 😮

[@victoriaskuse118]

Was this recorded before Nord Stream 1 was sabotaged? Must’ve have been…. Surely 🤔

[@monabear7287]

Most of China has practically no infrastructure. Outside if their big cities, find a farm town with moat residents even having access to water, power, a hospital and actual roads all within 30min.

[@zacksmith5963]

Source trust me bro Rich coming from usa where getting a paper cut gets u 5000$ bill

[@edwardtang1977]

logical fallacies everywhere.

[@Itried20takennames]

I think the US sort of “needs” a lower-wage country for factories (which have some drawbacks if in the US, including their large use/pollution of local water, and that if “Made in US,” the price of everything must increase significantly.). BUT there is no reason that a lower wage factory partner HAS to be China, and factory hubs have always moved from country to country as factories naturally seek lower wages and better deals. This was never going to be permanent. I also think that the “you can’t get the expertise outside China” is not persuasive, as once a factories start to move people will migrate to and train for the jobs in the new place. It is like saying you can’t move a Capital city as all the govt workers currently live in the Old Capital…..just start moving the buildings to the new city, and within 5 years, pretty everyone has moved to where the jobs in the new Capital. China also has many unique drawbacks, likes tolerance of fakes, knock-offs and corporate espionage, and China threatens, spy’s on and demands things of the US frequently…..not a great way to keep a customer.

[@tommyliu7020]

America already has an economic partner that handle a lot of the middle-skill manufacturing. That country is Mexico.

[@romlyn99]

In 2009, the Obama administration co-signed $535 million in loans to Solyndra an innovative solar panel company... and the fossil fuel companies in the US worked day and night to make that company fail. At the same time the CCP/CPC invested Billions of dollars in developing and dominating the global solar panel market. So Ian has not done enough research or he is down playing what is happening in the US markets. If the US was serious about dominating the solar panel market, they would have invested the same amount that the CCP/CPC did, but they put half a billion into one company and let it fail. So where is the accidental cooperation happening in connection with Solar panels? Of the top 10 solar companies in the world 6 are from China, 1 from Canada, 2 from the USA and 1 from South Korea.

[@lisadobecki2641]

This is about Semiconductors in Taiwan.

[@MommaKnowsBestest]

It’s in USA now

[@ganboonmeng5370]

​@@MommaKnowsBestest And TSMC executive are tearing their hair..during the en forced investment in US plants....It is estimated..it will cost them 4 times more production cost..and there is no market..since...there is so many ban..to selling to China !

[@alexanderchenf1]

The same way virus needs the host.

[@timwhiting6721]

This guy believes the data coming from the ccp ?

[@zacksmith5963]

I love this part Ok prove data from china is untrue. Show yours

[@craigm2484]

My question before I start video why did we outsource so Damn much ?

[@BurdenofTheMighty]

Demographic issues. We just don’t have the people for it.

[@eso4lifemain]

Profit from cheap labor abroad

[@madrox303]

greed. Did you know we still send food produced in the US..on a boat..to China, to get packaged and sent back. Because its cheaper then doing that in the states? Disgusting.

[@craigm2484]

@@eso4lifemain This is facts but we over did it to a point it bites us in the ass . Take Ford for example they need chips from China Big mistake now you can order one ? I went to dealership last week and I've purchased 6 trucks from them in the past and I could haggle play the game you know what I am saying . Long story short they had 8 trucks on the lot 6 grand over sticker and the best part the man that came out to see me told me if I am serious I had to call 1 certain salesmen . I like your handle Truth2Power . 🙏🏻

[@craigm2484]

@@BurdenofTheMighty I am not so sure about that Mama Moosa with all do Respect to you . Have a Wonderful night / day . 🙏🏻

[@香料國境]

Wow have things played since this.

[@donaldduck7628]

The bureaucracy does what they do best. They minimize effort and automate everything. All problems are treated with the least common denominator in all cases.

[@simonshipp-g5m]

wouldn't lizard aliens impersonating world leaders be waisting their time? humanity would be as useful to advanced aliens as ants are to us

[@harperwelch5147]

Is a microphone that big that hides a third of your face really necessary? Your guests don’t use those big microphones.

[@henryrambeau2460]

They’re not doing anything to punish the people with the fuel lines like that is the plain simple fact this is very cold weather there and once you shut something off like that, you can’t start it back up again, but I have a hot will bunch of problems, simple as that

[@tomagoredo]

yeah.....nah!

[@lordlycan5035]

They need each other

[@tyme5837]

great guest, very intelligent, gives the world hope not just doom and gloom

[@gustomundo]

this guy is clueless

[@Craig-l5q]

If china says it's going to be a lovely day best take an umbrella

[@donaldduck7628]

Yes, but does china drink that coolaid too?

[@zacksmith5963]

China created everything that exists

[@MaroonedInDub]

I often see KZbin comments about Ian Bremmer saying "Who is this guy??". I can't answer to those comments but if I could, I would say that he's an infuencer.

[@romlyn99]

Let me correct this guy - Ukraine conflict is happening because of Russia. Russia started it. The conflict is continuing and Russia is not winning, due to the US and it's allies providing weapons, cash and training. Please get the cause and effect factors right.

[@Jay-kk3dv]

Please look at a world map and then read up on some history

[@itsmatt2105]

The jury is still out on pretty much everything to do with the war on Ukraine so while, yes, Russia did invade and start shooting, I'm going to wait for history to figure out exactly what did and didn't happen, there's lot more going on here than Russia and Ukraine.

[@fetusdeletus5117]

Nothing happens in a vacuum friend. There’s a long history there. Russia didn’t just decide to invade their neighbor on a whim. That’s the effect of propaganda and profound ignorance about geopolitics.

[@itsmatt2105]

@@fetusdeletus5117 I know some of the Ukraine/Russia back story and agree that there's a lot more going on here than meets the eye. And while I know I barely know anything, I know probably a good part of that is wrong. So my only hard opinion is that everything I and everyone else thinks we know is wrong. It'll be 20-30 years before we even start to get the truth about what has gone on between these two countries.

[@sic_transit_gloria_mundi]

@@itsmatt2105 please don't mind the Russian trolls financed by state propaganda money.

[@MarkLandrebe-ef5yd]

Correction to guest: The USA is still a/the Superpower.

[@henryrambeau2460]

And you cannot use the analogy like you said the way everybody looks at Texas and California and things. No that’s not the way it is. You cannot look at it like that. That’s your way of looking at things just like they have their way of looking at things, but that does not mean that that’s the way it is the plain simple fact is Taiwan has been separate for a long time, and they should consider themselves as being another country because they are with a chain of lakes or not what do you like it or not? That’s the way it’s supposed to be. That’s the way it is that’s what needs to stay.

[@Masterbackpaynebetty]

This guys take on the pandemic is so stupid I had to turn it off. First time I’ve done that with a Jordan podcast.

[@ngibson3730]

Friedman story of true “flat” world is true ❤

[@jameslawrence3666]

China does need America and has done for quite a while,eversince Nixon did something productive for once in his life back in the 70's

[@brandonhenderson7020]

Boy how hungry did a 180 quick

[@patriciapalmer4215]

👉Damned if I know how I missed this channel. Intelligent interesting host, probing questions and answers, and well worth your time. 🙌

[@jamesmcardle1494]

New Venice, in the east?

[@montanaboobie]

This guy speaking has been drinking the cool ade. Why do we have to suffer these kind of people?

[@eskimo05w]

35:40 Look at the map of the Chinese coast. Taiwan sits right in the middle of it, like a hand in the face of China. This can quickly become a hand around the throat chocking off all of China's foreign trade. Besides that, there is the dangerous example of the Taiwanese living under a functional democracy.

[@jameslawrence3666]

can't be having democracies casually carrying on just over the border now can we ;)

[@richardb.81]

Did I hear your guest say Nigeria is on the verge of starvation, your wild dreams I will say.

[@georgegale6084]

Liberal leaning folks ready to cuddle with PRC. So Trudeau.

[@FerrelFrequency]

When NOBODY is LEADING… ANYbody doing ANYthing becomes the leader… IPSO FACTO: U.S. tends to lead. Whether or NOT, hindsight critics think they should have or should continue doing so.

[@forcedanonymity1791]

Gun violence? What about baseball bat violence? Knife violence? Vehicular violence? SHUT UP. Blame the criminal.

[@zacksmith5963]

All in usa not china

[@Rich-xg2cg]

This guy is an apologist for the Chinese.

[@Drega001]

3:27 His response was reasonable. If I save my neighborhood, you show up and and jump me, do some Jay-Z level underhanded business moves, move in on my territory, off my cousin that lives in your friend's neighborhood, and then try to point a device for launching solids at high velocity at me....? Yeah Eff you, your whole family, and the hole you fell out of. People over here really want others to sacrifice their humanity and looking at history.... It makes sense.

[@jeremymarple3120]

Free Tibet

[@effexon]

I see quantum possibly similar thing as fusion power or transistors. Very slow progress and seemingly extremely marginal at start but potentially groundbreaking in huge scale in next 50 years. AI is bastard child of cryptography and code breaking so it has had plenty of decades to take over. Quantum is possibly youngest of the bunch in tooling/engineering side.

[@oleggoldberg5206]

Yes, all true. But this is predicated on China being rational and pragmatic - see the problem.

[@michaelhicks3030]

This hasn't aged well.

[@awatsycamorefarmnearsiouxf7526]

The Space aliens that we have been dealing with haven’t attacked either of us yet. 💫 4:28 4:28

[@actionjackson9554]

India saved from poision vaccines

[@patrickcronin6829]

Anderson Cooper…. The most handsome of all reptile people…😊

[@elzoog]

Whether China is governing itself well or poorly, I just wish that America would leave China alone. America can't even run itself very well, let alone run someone else.

[@AnotherAmerican91]

It's China not leaving us alone, that's the whole problem.

[@elzoog]

@@AnotherAmerican91 Exactly how is China not leaving you alone?

[@jsc3417]

@@elzoog China isn't leaving the US along is a narrative claimed by the USA main stream media, and the sheep follows.

[@syjiang]

@@elzoog They are definitely not leaving US alone. There is industrial level of IP theft/transfer and systematic attempt to supplant manufacturing base. Once they are at the top, you country will be treated as a tributary state. You are welcome to your opinion but I am reading the Chinese social media filled with hyper-nationalistic rhetoric, sanctioned by the strict state censorship mind you, calling for the destruction of US. Ignore that at your own peril.

[@elzoog]

@@syjiang 1) "systematic attempt to supplant manufacturing base" So I guess five years from now, we will be seeing "Made in China" on a lot of products as opposed to now, when we don't see that? 2) "Once they are at the top, you country will be treated as a tributary state" How would that work exactly? If the US feels like it's being treated poorly by China, it would be difficult, but not impossible, to just start producing stuff in the US again. It's not like the US invented ways of production you know. 3) "sanctioned by the strict state censorship mind you, calling for the destruction of US." The US is already doing a pretty good job of destroying itself. The Chinese wouldn't need to do much. Seriously though, exactly HOW would the Chinese take over the US? For China to take control of Columbus Ohio for example, it would require a MASSIVE attack followed by experts who could manage such a city. Not that Columbus Ohio is all that big compared to say, Shangrao, it's just that I don't think the Chinese would be able to start running the city, let alone run it well enough to avoid uprisings and protests.

[@blafonovision4342]

Apple? Steve Jobs was an ethnic Syrian.

[@viveviveka2651]

Pretending to know.

[@Itried20takennames]

Afghanistan was always going to be a disaster because…Afghanistan. That is partly why the US stayed so long, knowing that it was going to right back to previously as soon as the US left, and so prior Presidents didn’t want that on their watch and instead just continued to waste tax payer money staying there. And not exactly like the US just decided to go to Afghanistan for fun….with 3000 Americans killed on 9/11, which was messy but linked most to Afghanistan.

[@zacksmith5963]

List of Countries the US has Bombed Since the End c WWII (may be incomplete) Korea and China 1950-53 (Korean War) Guatemala 1954, 1960 Indonesia 1958 Cuba 1959-61 Vietnam 1961-73 Laos 1964-73 Belgian Congo 1964 Dominican Republic 1965--66 Peru 1965 Guatemala 1967-1969 Cambodia 1969-1970 Nicaragua 198OS El Salvador 1980s Lebanon 1982-84 Grenada 1983 Lebanon 1983, J 1984 (Lebanese, Syrian targets) Iran 1987 Panama 1989 Iraq 1991 (First Gulf War); 1991- 2003 (US/UK "NO Fly Zone") Kuwait 1991 Somalia 1992--94; 2007 Bosnia 1994-1995 Iran 1997 Sudan 1998 Afghanistan 1998 Yugoslavia 1999 Afghanistan 2001--ongoing Iraq 2003 (Second War--more recently predator drones) Yemen 2002, 2009 Libya 1986, 2011

[@notbob8252]

Should be equally care about everybody's opinion across the world Example what if the people were talking about don't believe in human rights What if they simply believe that women are second-class citizens What if they're a religious minority that believes that it's part of their religion to remove the body parts of other people Once again is everyone's opinion equal

[@chairde]

Without demographics and geography elements predictions are useless.

[@robertcalamusso4218]

The Chattering Classes

[@CarolRogers50]

NO ITS DOES NOT !!!

[@marknelson-gg7xj]

Why should I learn from what you're saying when you don't know the difference between a C-130 and a C-17 seriously dude

[@henryrambeau2460]

And I really think it’s kind of funny. All of a sudden I get it over message because they say that Something Happens with the Internet nothing happened with it what another words the only thing it is you’re monitoring this and you’re trying to check out what I write to make sure that it’s OK and you can print it without offending somebody stop trying to monitor listen next time I text just go ahead and put it

[@margaretgreenwood4243]

But didn’t the US put their troops closer to Russia’s border than they agreed with Khrushchev so therefore Putin saw that as an attack?

[@Leibbi88]

There never was an acctual agreement about that Just something the Russians claim Regan promised.

[@gregwang8628]

The other way around I’m afraid 😂

[@bhaskarkoirala7866]

Excellent content ! Ian Bremmer is outstanding in his instinctive grasp of issues

[@josephsmith6777]

Ya I'm a fan of brehmer and Peter zeihan

[@djblame8954]

He is a China shill

[@allistairneil8968]

@@josephsmith6777 Poor you. They are both dicks in their own misguided ways. Zeihan is merely capitalising on his recent popularity (much like Avi Loeb and the aliens), and Bremmer makes several glib assumptions. See my comment in the general section: only 5000 covid deaths?!

[@zacksmith5963]

Nope

[@zacksmith5963]

@@josephsmith6777 yuck

[@Jay-kk3dv]

China is the USSR that made it

[@zacksmith5963]

Nope. Usa is ussr now.